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CORN CEREAL

TRADER JOE'S · 40/100 · Not approved

1 not-approved ingredient detected

What we flagged

IngredientVerdictWhy
Sugar (Refined) Caution Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Glucose Syrup Not approved Industrial sugar syrup hydrolyzed from starch — almost always GMO corn or wheat in the US/EU food supply. Functionally similar to corn syrup; same metabolic concerns (rapid glycemic load, fructose-glucose imbalance) plus the GMO sourcing.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×1 − 10×1 − 5×0 = 40

ReasonPointsDetail
Glucose Syrup -50 Industrial sugar syrup hydrolyzed from starch — almost always GMO corn or wheat in the US/EU food supply. Functionally similar to corn syrup; same metabolic concerns (rapid glycemic load, fructose-glucose imbalance) plus the GMO sourcing.
Sugar (Refined) -10 Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.

Ingredients

cornSugar (Refined)Glucose Syrupwheatbarley maltSaltvitaminsAscorbic Acid (Vitamin C)niacinnicotinamidevitamin b6pyridoxine hydrochloridevitamin b2riboflavinvitamin b1thiamine mononitratevitamin aretinyl acetatefolic acidvitamin b12cyanocobalaminvitamin dcholecalciferolsodium ascorbatean antioxidant

Diets this fits

PescatarianDairy-free

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